It’s a big desert out there on Arrakis, and players need to use all their resources to survive and thrive in the harsh landscape. It’s not just about moving fast inDune: Awakening. Players also have to use surveying, cartography, and climbing when it comes to resource farming and exploration.
Each class inDune: Awakeninghas access tothe skills of other classes, and players can unlock the other classes through a series of quests to get access to all of them. The location of the trainers makes it easier and more efficient to find them and finish their quests in a certain order. Players who want to prioritize improving their transportation abilities should choose the following skills, techniques, and passive abilities.
Players generally start their adventure in the central southern area of the Hagga Basin, where they’ll also build their first base. The Trooper is one of the most accessible trainers at this time, located in Griffin’s Reach, followed by the Planetologist at Imperial Testing Station #2. The other three are located in the Vermillius Gap in the northern section of the map.
Start With Bene Gesserit Or Trooper
The Best Initial Classes
Each has skills that are useful for traveling from the first level, but for the best transportation build inDune: Awakening,players shouldstart witheither the Bene Gesserit or the Trooperclass during the initial character creation process. Unlocking the skill trees for one of these classes immediately grants the character abilities that can help make early desert travel and exploration that much easier.
It’s up to the player which class they choose to start their adventure, but the Bene Gesserit is highly recommended due to the location of the Trainers. Players will visit Griffin’s Tradepost as part of their initial quest chain, but Harko Village, where the Bene Gesserit trainer is waiting, which is in the Vermillius Gap, much farther north.
Bene Gesserit
The Bene Gesserit skill tree is divided into three branches. Of these, the Weirding Way and Body Control branches have the most to offer for aspiring survivalists and explorers.
Trooper
The Suspensor Training and Gunnery branches give the Trooper some advantages when it comes to freedom of movement. Many of the skills they have related to crowd control and battlefield management are also handy when climbing or exploring.
Find The Planetologist
Unlock The Hidden Class
It’s easy to find Imperial Testing Station #2 almost due east of Griffin’s Reach. Speak to the lone resident, Derek Chinara, and he’ll send the player on a fetch questto find and return animportant set of records lost in the ruins below. Complete them, and he’ll unlock the Planetologist skill tree, which has some of the most ideal skills for observation, exploring, and repairing.
Planetologist
All three branches have something for gathering, discovery, and travel, with the Explorer and Mechanic branches proving to be the most beneficial.
The Swordmaster Skills
More Hydration, Better Survival
The Swordmaster trainer, Arno, can be found in Pinnacle Station in the Eastern Shield Wall region. He gives the player a series of quests that require an extensive amount of traveling, so hopefully the character has already opened up the previous skill trees or saved upfor the ornithopter rideto reach him. The player should already have visited the Bene Gesserit, Planetologist, and Trooper trainers before seeking out the Swordmaster.
Swordmaster
The skills in the Swordmaster trees that make transportation and survival easier overlap into combat skills and are found in The Way branch.
